[laughter] but they had to be treated and returned for something to satisfy u.s. law for access to british base is in the western hemisphere. he was worried that he would but the better of the bargain and he did not want that impression to reach london said roosevelt arranged a trans-atlantic conference call so jackson tries to describe to churchill u.s. law and why this had to be a trade or a bargain. and churchill said empire's just don't bargain but they replied republics to. [laughter] roosevelt trying to calm the waters said the trouble is i have an attorney general if he says i have to bargain. city says review should trade them for a new attorney general. [laughter] but they got it worked out and got the destroyer's over there. he visited army bases it was the rose garden strategy but wilke smote him out and ultimately made it the issue the polls began to close and fdr had to come out to campaign arduously for the last two weeks of the campaign and gave five dramatic speeches all on the eastern seaboard. on election night roosevelt thought he would lose the